Burara Surname

1,076,574th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 230 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Burara Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Burara Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea1131:72,1579,422
Indonesia691:1,916,655121,671
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
India111:69,733,217610,955
Zimbabwe61:2,573,040106,478
Tunisia51:122,12516,050
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Burara (166) may also be a first name.

Burara Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Burara Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Burara (Hindi: बुरारा, Marathi: बुरारा) is more frequently found in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Burara? popularity and diffusion

The last name Burara is the 1,076,574th most widespread surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 31,684,982 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 49 percent of Burara reside; 49 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 49 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 710,504th most numerous forename internationally, borne by 166 people.

The surname Burara is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 113 people, or 1 in 72,157. In Papua New Guinea Burara is most frequent in: Northern, where 96 percent live, National Capital District, where 3 percent live and Milne Bay, where 1 percent live. Outside of Papua New Guinea this last name exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 30 percent live and The DR Congo, where 9 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Burara Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Burara in the Hindi language
बुराराburara-
Burara in the Marathi language
बुराराburara50
बुरराburara25
बुशराbusara15
बुराराामburaraama5
बूराराburara5

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Burara
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